NSA MSFT CAPI keys as PGP keys

1999-09-06 Thread Adam Back
[This struck me as having an entropy of at least 2048 bits so I'm passing it on --Perry] Anonymous provided the NSA and Microsoft CAPI keys in hex, so here are their RSA CAPI keys formatted as PGP keys. I've signed them. I put the keys at: http://www.dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/nsakey/

Echelon in the news

1999-09-06 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
Readers of this list may be interested in http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/body/0,1634,89923-142316-981920-0,00.html, which discusses Echelon and its impact in Europe. It's also the first mention I've seen of Echelon in mainstream American-based media. --Steve

Re: Paul Brown on Solitiare randomness flaw?

1999-09-06 Thread Anonymous
[I have my doubts about the reality of this description -- the entire stego description seems like fantasy, especially given the low bandwidths available into many countries, and the obviousness of the whole thing. However, I'm forwarding it in spite of my bogometer beeping... Caveat Lector...

Encrypto Mailing List

1999-09-06 Thread Robert Hettinga
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Re: Paul Brown on Solitiare randomness flaw?

1999-09-06 Thread Anonymous
Perry writes: I have my doubts about the reality of this description -- the entire stego description seems like fantasy, especially given the low bandwidths available into many countries, and the obviousness of the whole thing... I think that you misunderstand the purpose of the

Re: Paul Brown on Solitiare randomness flaw?

1999-09-06 Thread mgraffam
On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Arnold Reinhold wrote: If a field worker might have access to a computer in country but would not be in a position to use PGP, I'd suggest CipherSaber, which is based on RC4 and is simple enough to program from memory (see http://ciphersaber.gurus.com). Almost all PCs